Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force

Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force
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MottoStronger Through Partnership
Agency overview
Formed1982
Employees2,464 total, including 1195 Special Agents and 543 Attorneys (Authorized FY2023)
Annual budget$550.5 M USD (Authorized FY2023)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionUnited States of America
Operational structure
Agency executive
  • Thomas W. Padden, Acting Director
Website
www.justice.gov/ocdetf/about-ocdetf

The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) was a federal organized crime and drug enforcement program in the United States, overseen by the attorney general and the Department of Justice. Founded in 1982, the principal mission of the OCDETF program was to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the major organized crime and drug trafficking operations and tackle related crimes, such as money laundering, tax and weapon violations, and violent crime, and prosecute those criminal networks primarily responsible for the nation's drug supply. It was disbanded by the Trump administration in 2025.